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ELLINGTON, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1742 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 December 1918, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | London County Council School, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France Plot 1, Row D, Grave 20, AIF Burial Ground, Flers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1742, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1742, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1742, 60th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left thigh - slight | |
| 27 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 1742, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1742 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-27 | |
| 9 Apr 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Received a Special mention in a dispatch from Sir Douglas Haig dated 9 April 1917 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette - 4 October 1917 on page 2624 at position 186 London Gazette - 1 June 1917 on page 5423 at position 46 | |
| 18 Dec 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1742, 60th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18
Son of Leonard Haywood Ellington. Brother of Miss N. Ellington of 7 Montholme Road, Battersea, London
6 August 1915 - to hospital with shell concussion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Arthur had previously served in the Royal Navy but was discharged as being medically unfit
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